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Homeland - Season 2 [Showtime - US] **Spoilers!**
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It's funny to see people jumping all over this show now. The playwright Billy Roche was on the radio (Miriam meets IIRC) one time and says when you're writing a play you think 85% of it is good, and there's 15% which is maybe not so good, but you need it to make the rest happen. He said it's very frustrating when people jump all over the 15% and then dismiss all of it.
There are plot holes in Homeland. So what! There are plot holes in every show. Are there more than in other shows? Maybe. Are there enough to make me stop watching it? No. At least, not yet.
As regards Season 2 - before the last couple of episodes I did think it was flagging, but I do think it has picked up again. In this last episode in particular people are picking up on :
The Dana-Finn story - I agree, it's gone nowhere, and this weeks episode where they meet up was particularly weak and irrelevant. But, having watched video commentaries on, for example, The Sopranos, the writers say that you drop these acorns across the series - some may pay back, some may not. This one isn't, and I think we'll hear no more about it now.
Nazir phoning Brody - whether a) Brody's phone should have been tapped and b) whether Blackberry(s) have that video capilility.
First, Nazir calls Brody on Skype (which if you looked closely you could clearly see the logo in the bottom of the screen, and since they were used in another episode, are obviously sponsoring this series). Skype calls are encrypted so (possibly) not as easy to intercept. Also, we know Nazir has good techies working for him (yer man that re-programmes the defibrillator for starters) so he could possibly beef that up even more.
Second, whether Blackberrys have Skype video capability - I DON'T CARE! Blackberry are obviously another sponsor of the show.
Brody's unfettered access around the VP house. First, the VP does fúck all in the US. But, they're paid incredibly well and if the president pops his clogs they're in. Plus, if you're going to allow someone into the Naval Compound, presumably they've got security clearance and you don't have to track their every move. Should the VP's private office have CCTV? I don't think any VP would want that - I mean, what if Monica Lewinsky was to show up?
Carrie listening to the theme tune - NO SHE WASN'T! She was listening to Jazz, and as someone has said already, we know she's a Jazz fan (maybe the little girl playing Jazz at the start is supposed to be her?) And the plot device of having her search for channels means you know she's distracted and something is going to happen next - but you don't know what.
Two other little holeens that I spotted that haven't been mentioned yet -
Dar Adal (Black ops guy) has to move home every three weeks. But he still eats in the same restaurant every Tuesday
The damage to the car and its final placement seemed very inconsistent to me to be being struck on the right hand side.
See? You can keep looking for holes and pointing them out.
Or, you can decide, as I have done, that although they're there, they're not enough to make you stop watching.
Some episodes are better than others - I happened to enjoy this last one more than some of the previous ones, because I thought that overall, it was better (even with plot holes!).
Finally - a little teaser for ye. The opening credits have video footage of every US president since 1980 - bar one. Which one?0 -
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It's funny to see people jumping all over this show now. The playwright Billy Roche was on the radio (Miriam meets IIRC) one time and says when you're writing a play you think 85% of it is good, and there's 15% which is maybe not so good, but you need it to make the rest happen. He said it's very frustrating when people jump all over the 15% and then dismiss all of it.
There are plot holes in Homeland. So what! There are plot holes in every show. Are there more than in other shows? Maybe. Are there enough to make me stop watching it? No. At least, not yet.
As regards Season 2 - before the last couple of episodes I did think it was flagging, but I do think it has picked up again. In this last episode in particular people are picking up on :
The Dana-Finn story - I agree, it's gone nowhere, and this weeks episode where they meet up was particularly weak and irrelevant. But, having watched video commentaries on, for example, The Sopranos, the writers say that you drop these acorns across the series - some may pay back, some may not. This one isn't, and I think we'll hear no more about it now.
Nazir phoning Brody - whether a) Brody's phone should have been tapped and b) whether Blackberry(s) have that video capilility.
First, Nazir calls Brody on Skype (which if you looked closely you could clearly see the logo in the bottom of the screen, and since they were used in another episode, are obviously sponsoring this series). Skype calls are encrypted so (possibly) not as easy to intercept. Also, we know Nazir has good techies working for him (yer man that re-programmes the defibrillator for starters) so he could possibly beef that up even more.
Second, whether Blackberrys have Skype video capability - I DON'T CARE! Blackberry are obviously another sponsor of the show.
Brody's unfettered access around the VP house. First, the VP does fúck all in the US. But, they're paid incredibly well and if the president pops his clogs they're in. Plus, if you're going to allow someone into the Naval Compound, presumably they've got security clearance and you don't have to track their every move. Should the VP's private office have CCTV? I don't think any VP would want that - I mean, what if Monica Lewinsky was to show up?
Carrie listening to the theme tune - NO SHE WASN'T! She was listening to Jazz, and as someone has said already, we know she's a Jazz fan (maybe the little girl playing Jazz at the start is supposed to be her?) And the plot device of having her search for channels means you know she's distracted and something is going to happen next - but you don't know what.
Two other little holeens that I spotted that haven't been mentioned yet -
Dar Adal (Black ops guy) has to move home every three weeks. But he still eats in the same restaurant every Tuesday
The damage to the car and its final placement seemed very inconsistent to me to be being struck on the right hand side.
See? You can keep looking for holes and pointing them out.
Or, you can decide, as I have done, that although they're there, they're not enough to make you stop watching.
Some episodes are better than others - I happened to enjoy this last one more than some of the previous ones, because I thought that overall, it was better (even with plot holes!).
Finally - a little teaser for ye. The opening credits have video footage of every US president since 1980 - bar one. Which one?
Great synposis of everything that should make one appreciate what a great show Homeland is in spite of the plot holes.0 -
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Preview of tonight's episode. Saul is a great character.
Not sure what will happen in the next series. Perhaps Saul will be fired, and will concentrate his efforts not on terrorists but on the CIA and Estes' & Walden's illegal killing of civilians. He might become a private investigator or something, not sure.
Either way I'm not sure if Saul can work with Estes after this. Saul is too proud and clued in to take any more crap from Estes anymore.0 -
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next week, same with dexter, 12 episode seasons, and weve only seen 10, im gonna gamble and say you dont with this show either richRichard Dower wrote: »Dunno...thought it was tonight....
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